Federal Government Grant Processing Center they called I was suspicious after they asked for my account number I got on the internet turns out they really are a RIPOFF Las Vegas Nevada

I received a phone call at 6:39 p.m. My husband handed me the phone because they asked for my father which turns out my maiden name is the same as his now. So i got on the phone with them and the woman (she sounded indian) told me that my "middle class" family had been approved for and $8,000.00 grant. She said that the money could be used for anything we wanted and we would never have to pay it back. After asking what member of my family applied for this specific grant, she told me that the government selects only 20 middle to low class families a year to receive this grant. She then went on about how we would have to pay a one time registration fee of $257.00. She then told me to write out a "voided" check for $257.00 and gave me her name, Estella Jones and her ID# 0461 which was to be signed to the back of it.

She told me I would only have to show the check to the man who would be delivering my "grant processing package". He would just need to see her name and ID# on the back so he would know that I was the right person. I agreed and then she asked for my account number. "My Account Number?" I asked her. She said yes and that she only needed it to verify that I did have a valid checking account that the $257.00 would be electronically deducted from on the 10th of October. "Well, can you please give me a phone number or address or something for where you are at because it showed up "UnKnown Name, UnKnown Number on my Caller ID." She began to tell me that she was located in Las Vegas, NV and that she would not be able to give me a phone number because she was calling from a "secure line" through the federal government.

When I told her that I didnt see the need to give her my account number because I had no idea who i was giving it to, she started to get loud with me telling me that "It's only to verify your account! We have to have your account number!" I hung up on her as soon as she said that. I told my husband everything and he told me that it was probably a scam then since she would not give me an address or phone number. So we got online, read the testimonials and here we are. This is ridiculous. These people HAVE to be stopped!!!

Lorie
branchville, South Carolina
U.S.A.